Wales Office News

  The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan today praised the strong leadership shown by Uday Chaturvedi who is retiring as Chief Technical Officer of TATA Steel UK. Mr Chaturvedi joined TATA Steel in 1969 and held a variety of roles within the company including Vice President, Long Products and Vice President, TQM & [...]

The Welsh Secretary, Cheryl Gillan underlined her commitment to the Welsh police forces today (16 January 2012) as she met with representatives from each force at Discovery House in Cardiff. Carmel Napier, of Gwent Police, Peter Vaughan of South Wales Police and Ian Arundale of Dyfed Powys Police took the opportunity to outline the issues currently facing them [...]

The Secretary of State for Wales has cautiously welcomed the latest Labour Market Statistics which indicate employment levels in Wales have increased. Cheryl Gillan urged the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government, to help turn this single set of positive figures into a long-term upward trend. The latest statistics show that employment levels [...]

Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has today welcomed the announcement that Monmouthshire-based company, Mabey Bridge has sealed a multi-million pound contract to manufacture and supply 35 wind towers in Wales and Scotland. The deal – which has been struck with German wind turbine developer, Nordex – has seen 45 new members of staff recruited to work [...]

The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan today [23rd January] kicked off a week of celebrations to mark the 90th anniversary of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.  The Welsh Secretary and Minister David Jones welcomed members of the Urdd organisation’s youth forums from Myrddin and Ceredigion to Gwydyr House in London.  She met the organisation’s mascot [...]

Wales Office Minister David Jones has today welcomed the announcement that the Wales Probation Trust will play its part in trialling a revolutionary approach to managing offenders on community sentences. The Wales Probation Trust has been chosen alongside Staffordshire & West Midlands to trial the programme with an aim to reduce reoffending rates in the [...]

The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan today (25 January) welcomed the start of the ‘six months to go’ countdown until the curtain is raised on the very first event of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium will provide the backdrop to the women’s football tournament which kicks off on the 25 [...]

As part of her continued commitment and support for business growth, the Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan today (26 January) met with Swansea-based businesses that are making great strides in helping to drive the Welsh economy forward. During the visit to the city, Mrs Gillan saw first hand how the private sector and [...]

Wales Office Minister, David Jones has visited three North-Wales based companies making their mark in the manufacturing and engineering industries at home and overseas. During his visit to Deeside, Mr Jones first met with Adrian Morris from PPA Group – a world leader in engineering for the aerospace industry. The company supplies a range of [...]